Pewter Dragon Figurines are Great. They Won't Throw Fireballs at You.I am the owner of a pewter dragon figurine. It is of the Chinese dragon variety with four claws on each of its four legs. A front leg holds a crystal orb. It's got a pair of fiery red eyes too! I've put up a picture below.  Here's the view from another angle. The right front leg holding the crystal orb is more clearly seen on this one.  Dragons are mythical creatures which feature prominently in both western and eastern cultures. Thus it is not surprising to find dragons being depicted in various forms from paintings, flags, sculptures, embroidery, and of course figurines. The two most recognisable types of dragons are the European and Chinese dragons. The European dragon resembles a large lizard with a pair of bat-like wings. It is normally portrayed as a fearsome creature that can spit flames from its mouth. But
there are many types of European dragons and not all of them breathe
fire. For example, the snow dragon breathes snow and hail instead. Take
a look at my pewter
snow dragon. Anyone born in the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese animal horoscope is believed to be lucky and destined for great success. Somehow this is not surprising since dragons have always been the symbol of Chinese emperors. Don't be surprised to read about a baby boom in China every twelve years (that's one cycle of the Chinese zodiac system) when the Dragon year comes along. The Dragon comes in at number five among the twelve animals in this cycle. It
is impossible for me to do justice to the wealth of information
available on dragon mythology. If you are interested to know much more
about dragons, Wikipedia is a great place to start from. I therefore
humbly (and gratefully) provide the link
to their page. Check out the
various links and images they have just on this topic.
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